Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) in Santa Barbara County, California — 2026 plan details

Plan facts (CMS CY2026 Landscape file)

How this plan is structured

• $65 consolidated premium. A $0 or near-$0 consolidated premium does not remove the Part B premium — the standard 2026 Part B premium is $202.90 per month and still applies. See the 2026 Medicare Part B premium.
• HMO plan type. In an HMO-style Medicare Advantage plan, in-network care and primary-care referral rules generally apply. See how Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans differ.
• $4,100 in-network out-of-pocket maximum. The MOOP is the annual cap on what a member pays in-network for covered Part A and Part B services. See how the Medicare Advantage MOOP works.
• Service area = Santa Barbara County. Medicare Advantage plans are sold by service area; moving out of the plan's service area triggers a Special Enrollment Period to switch plans. See how moving changes your Medicare options.

How it compares in Santa Barbara County

The CMS CY2026 Landscape file lists 9 Medicare Advantage plans in Santa Barbara County, California, of which 0 carry a 5.0-star overall rating and 4 have a $0 consolidated monthly premium. Consolidated premiums range from $0.00 to $120.00 per month, and in-network out-of-pocket maximums range from $296.00 to $9250.00.

For the full county plan directory, see all Medicare plans in Santa Barbara County, California.

How to verify your doctors take this plan

Network participation changes throughout the year; we hold no provider-network data, so verify directly with these three sources before you decide:

1. Open the plan's official Medicare.gov page and use its provider-directory link: Medicare.gov Plan Finder — H0504-039.
2. Call the plan (California Physicians' Service) using the member-services number listed on that plan page and ask whether each doctor, hospital, and pharmacy is in-network for 2026.
3. Get free, unbiased help from your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) — see free unbiased Medicare help from SHIP.

What H0504-039 means

CMS assigns every Medicare Advantage and Part D offering a plan identifier made of three parts. In H0504-039, the leading H marks the contract type (H = Medicare Advantage / Part C contract), the four digits 0504 are the contract number issued to the organization, and the three-digit 039 is the plan benefit package under that contract. The segment ID 0 identifies the service-area segment within the plan (0 = the default single segment).

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